20. Elisha died and was buried. Moabite raiding parties used to invade the country in the spring.
21. One day some people who were burying a man saw one of these raiding parties. So they quickly put the man into Elisha’s tomb. But when the body touched Elisha’s bones, the man came back to life and stood up.
22. King Hazael of Aram oppressed Israel as long as Jehoahaz ruled.
23. But the Lord was kind and merciful to the Israelites because of his promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He didn’t want to destroy the Israelites, and even now he hasn’t turned away from them.
24. King Hazael of Aram died, and his son Benhadad succeeded him as king.
25. Then Jehoash, son of Jehoahaz, reconquered the cities that Benhadad had taken from his father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Benhadad three times and recovered those cities of Israel.